Matrix-composing machine.



O. MUEHLEISEN.

MATRIX UOMPOSING MACHINE.

APP'LIGATION TILED JUNEY.1912.

1,109,696. Patented Sept. 8, 1914 I 4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

v24 0 g 0 78 3/ w 19 C. MUEHL'EISEN. MATRIX OOMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1912.

U. MUEHLEISEN.

MATRlX COMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION 11.51; JUNE 7.1012.

1,109,696 Patented se .s,1914.

4 SHEETS'WSIIEET 3.

G. MUE HLEISEN.

MATRIX UOMPOSING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED nmnv, 1912.

1,109,696, Patented Sept. 8, 1914 4 SHEETSSHELT 4.

(W565 Ju e/M07 Z )W// and vice versa. If there are three magazines inthe column, the said surface must be long enough to contain threestopping positions and the lengths of the respective radii of thesepositions must be according to the distance through which the columnhasto be moved. Fig. 1 shows the cams proportioned for three positionsbecause there are three magazines 4 in the column. Fig. 9 shows its camsproportioned for two positions b arise there are two magazines 4 in therespective column. The cams may be either grooved cams embracin therespective magazine frame rollers 19 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. in whichcase the outer side of the groove Will cooperate with the united weightof the frame 3 and column of magazines 4 in moving them downward andsteady their rise, or they may be peripheral ones merely, as those .5,16. shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Those parts of the pentivc surfaces of thecams upon which the rollers 19 hear when thrrcspectivc magazine incomposing position, consist of hardened portions 21 ti igs. 1 and 5} onthe cams to, first, insure exact registration of the said magazine withthe assembler entrance it: and magazine entrance l1". as Well as of itsescapenient levers ('l with the cscapcment rods and second, toconipenr'sate for wear. Both shafts 17 and 18 are turned by a winchhandle 22 fast on the outer end of a front to rear shaft 223 turning inbearings 2-:l on the machine frame 1 and distributor bracket 2 on theright hand side of the machine, and miter gears 25, the latter being soarranged that the two shafts i7 and 18 shall hr turned in the sanic tlirticn to allow of all the cams thereon being replicas of each other .inall respe ts, the said gears .23 being so proportioned that one turn ofthe handle 39 is equivalent o nly a quick change "from one magazine tothe one neat to it.

:26 is a. bar last. r; the mavl inc frame l in ea h side f the magazineolumn and so positioned thereon as to hold a rear edge parallel with therlir tion in the column is mined, and I a roller pivoted on each side ofthe niagz'zzine franc 3 so as to engage with the said edge for thedouble purpose of guiding the olumn and prei'cnting it v-elipping to thefr nt. his. 9 shows a substitu e for th bar i3 and rollr r 27,consisting of a stntl 27"" on rarh side of the magazine frame 3Ulljjfifilllg in a slot 26 in each side of the illsfl'il). c bracket Thecombination of cams rollers. as supports and quick rhangiiu" in. ans.may be rcplarcrl by any suitable n non l cquiva three bcll ill, nllillas a sci of three 2 tirinlt levers. or three screws mounted on the mahine l'ranic "he implored means for balancing the ui-in'lit of thel'llzNWZlllt frame 2? and inagazinc olumn, consists of a bar having its1 l I l l l i top end loosely connected'to the center of the magazineframe 3 and its bottom. end working in a guide 29 fast on the machineframe; a spring or springs 30 fast by one end to the machine frame 1 andconnected by the other end to the said bar 28 in such a way that it orthey are constantly balancing the said weight, thereby preventing itbein felt by the operator as he makes a lllCi change. The connection 31.between t .e spring factor and the bar 28 is of such a type that thestrength of that factor can be regulated according to variations in thewcight'of the magazine column caused by substitution of heavier orlighter magazines for those in it. T his spring factor may be replacedby any mechanical. equivalent consisting of either springs or weights.

To further insure the above mentioned registration of the magazine to hecomposed from with the assembler entrance l0 and the magazine entrance.12, the invention irovides a locking disk 32 fast on the sha t 23 andhaving one notch in its periphery; a hand le er 34 fulcrumed at 35 onthe machine frame so as to be easily disengaged from the said notch bythe operator. and engaged in it by a spring 35 and also car rying a stud36 which is engaged by the top or bottom notch 37 or 38 in a locking arm39 pivoted on some stationary part of the machine. (2. g., the assemblerentrance 10. This arm 39 is kept so engaged by a suitable spring such40. The arrangement of these parts is such that when the lever 34 isengaged in the notch 33, one of the notches 3? or 3S---the top oneaccording to thc coir stru tion illlSllat'cdrli iigt't the stud 2K; andwhen the sai l lever ill is ill, agored from the said notch 33, theother notch an tomalically engages the said tml.

For the reason that a machine of the class stated. has only a singleassembler entrance ll) and a single (lisli'ibntcr 11. with its singlemagazine entrance 12, a quick change can be effected only when thematrices that have been assembled. have been returned into the magazinein composing positionliy the distributor 11, during which they slidethrough the magazine entrance 1? and may stick before they are whollywithin the said magazinc; and also when no matrices are project ing fromthe delivery naiuth of that magazine.

The present invention prevents a quick change under either of the abovecircumstances y the following means: First, as to the distributor.41Figs. 1 and 3-is a matrix detector fast upon a hell cranh lever l2pivoted at 43 upon brackets ll projectin rrarn'arllly from thetlistribnteir ll aml conll(('l,t.tl to l'li'c {tilt- 0 iPFTYll'JCillover i ii any means capable of making that all along the disl mm.V.-.ll '!iiii details of mean are not illuntrrztml homuse are of noimporinmw. it is only their .wJi n {hm in part of e invention and a 12:;extent so l The prested by the m it is such into the said i I ldisengage from thr- Illall'hfi'ts: mm: H into the l emit u that m longilk: {here is even om: hanging from the will (listrihnter. .le lea-2'Lil vwznot he disv raged from thi; did; 7, wh o ii, quick e impossible.'ihe deihetor -41 in Md oui hf the said nmtrix nath by *"mnent of the, 1my 3:! "with the d Kindly. s to the ILl'3i7l1;i 'i nlil'nhl 1d the re" muth magazine in m oontion: 46 is n 0nd xnxlri film; to tlu; rem end n a:1 mach h ll of the mag-tr ennned at -13 n the main wan: of tlm wolonlnand on; *1- ogi posito end to {lie lnennS 15) a lnemnjha d. Thev po Simn r A; 4 m un of the detee- {Ui -l f We iewr H is en gngswd w i! 13 hotby the n'wnns allow, the e a months tin- 131w: that when th waged fr -:nthe n'n fur 'lugh t m me HH 1th. e!" month o tion: nlzltrh le'iet Hi 1hell Hmhi H11: x the eta-tor him-i; filth and Hm disk I only 1 :iro}.from th inc iv in "otzigswo 51' third l U11" e end .Lzlin, uthh or tinmil;

ie a-mun and xllwtll if lgtltl -.;e\\'::i':l B.\'- I r nwnth 0f fl Him"in mum), hut if e e matrix ii at t Any "1111 ljlw em'rzzwe 1w h w all(1' in: lo 2m"! u. s the the dick -r was he effected r h l 'il a qnivkin spin at; the proin than one) a magazine. mit 5:2 T2151 Med and hawframe (53 fast to the lovinm:

1.7 (JlOfltl up to the nmg'uzine in emn jonng I position, the roller 54la engaged 1) tin;- noteh 5;, 2n shown hy the full 1 ies,

soon as Ihe operator turm the hzm:

tht rise on the (21111 disk 5!. roelm {he Hi H lnagazinv entrance open.0 that its from. have 5: clear of any matrix 5 whieh nu) then heprotruding frnnl the entranw mow of the mid nmguzin I 1? shown l the dd.1 lines. suhereoy the qua-l; vlznnge i not lnm n lei-ed with. When ithas been 01 magazine entrnn e i2 is rocked inm in I !k} emuve positioneither by hand or n return in wring (not shown).

Referring to the er menu-n1 11 om gets at its res n-1 he (Kw-\Peinmiilw-n' l a lever 59 wntrzlll ulernnmi on throl g. the hottoln plate ofthe i'ofislukli. llillfizllilnu the front ends of these levers hein; thh with the deliver mouths of tlw nnzgrnzhuw 4. The well-hnmvn spring Twhlvh re the tail of a lever 13 down keeps the F /Mi end of a lever 59down upon the top of its r-od S, whieh top is hent to the rem l'zu'enough to engage under the mid end f 11 lever 59 when the rod itself isin opersuiw positiun fil the improved derive for one braving all thfrods H and moving thin; ut of and into ell 'agemmlt with the le AHcomp-(nail with the deviees known for tlliis purpose. it w.

not-3h 62 in the, Your edge ol em'h J 1 l nding from one sidu of the lother and lying in tho non-hes (-12 whivh V. .jlined to lueive it: mid,1 inemlm' G3 in l'roni oi" the rods 3 and in tonetnnt engu g'e nmntwith th n). This dexi-te has the tul- Ynntnge over the previous ones.tlm thenare no rearward pr ee ions 't's'mn eiLnm' it or from the r ds 8:zt'ttr [ho lzdtvr hue lm-n disengaged from the levers nil. to foul thedelivery months of the nnl'm'zines i 21:; the

Column at them is hem}; moved up or down tor a quack ,-lmnge. 120

Fizz. il illaL-[mtes improved means for preventing nmtrix of a wrongl'ont getting); into the well-l nown distrilmter lmx (313. This boxstands in front of thw di, rihnter ll (speaking in terms of the eonrrmfol- 1; lowed h the nmtriees through the :nuehine) and ezu'h matrix mustin turn enu-r it and pass through it before it has H elmnu; of

,l 'et-ting" onto the said distrihuter. The Hill'] means areparticularly applicable to man no tionshi With the said column, of meansactuated y the said rotary means to push the said magazine entrance outof operative relationship with the said column and consisting of a camdisk turning with the said rotary means; a notch in the said disk; alever independently fulcrumed and engaging by one end alternately withthe face' of the disk and in the notch a push rod guided in stationaryguides independent of the col umn, pivotally connected by one end withthe other end of the said lever and having its opposite end in touch.with the magazine entrance.

19. In a matrix composing machine of the class stated, the oomhinationwith its movable column of magazines, escapement levers and escapmentrods, of a series of alined notches in the rear edge of the latter; aframe in front of the said rods carrying a rod lying in the said notchesand a plate in. touch with the front edges of the escapement rods; andmeans for reciprocating the said frame to put the escapement rods out ofand into operative relationship with the escape ment levers.

20. In a matrix composing machine of the class stated, the combinationwith its morahle column of magazines. means for raising and lowering itto effect a quick change. and its wrong font rejector. of connectionstherefrom to the said raising and lowering means capable of makingthe'said rejector assume an operative position corresponding With themagazine that has been quick changed into operative position.

21. In a matrix composing machine of the class stated, the combinationwith its movahle column of magazines, rotary means for raising andlowering it to eil'ect a quick change, and its wrong font rejcctor, ofconnections therefrom to the said rotary means capable of making thesaid rejector assume an operative position corresponding with themagazine that has been quick changed into composing position.

In a matrix composing machine of the class stated, the combination withits movable column'of magazines, rotary means'for raising and loweringit to effect a quick change, and its wrong font rejector, of a set ofpins radially arranged about one of the axes of said rotary means, therebeing as many pins as there are magazines in the said column, each oneof a different length according to distance which the said rejectorTl'zllzs'l he moved by a quick change to pass the matrices belonging tothe magazine then in composing position; and means operativclyconnecting the said series of pins with the said rcjector to move thelatter into the osition corresponding with the magazine tiiat has beenquick changed into composing pofill'l lt.

23. In a matrix composing machine of the l l 1 l l l l l class stated,the combination with its movahlc column of magazines, rotary means forraising and lowering it to effect a quick change, and its nrong fontrejector, of a set of pins radially arranged about one of the axessairil rotary means, there being as many pins as there are magazines inthe said eolumn,e= 1ch one of a dillerent length according to thedistance which the said rejector must he moved by a quick change to passthe matrices belonging to the magazine that has been quick changedinto-composing position; and means consisting of a lever and a springoperatively connecting the said series of pins with the rejcctor, tomove the latter into the required position,

524. In a matrix composing machine of the class stated. the combinationwith its movahle column of magazines, rotary means for raising andlowering it to eilect a quick change, and its wro'n font rejector, ofautomatic means controlled by the said rotary means capable of makingthe rejector assume an operative position corresponding with themagazine that has been quick changed into operative position; and means'for permitting the rejector to yield when it is engaged with a matrix.

25. In a matrix composing machine of the class state-xi, the(elimination with its movable column of magazines. rotary means forraising and lowe ing it to effect a. quick change, and its Wrong fontrejector; of set of pins radially arranged. about one of the axes of therotary means, there being as many pins as there are magazines in thecolumn. each one of a different length according to the distance whic 1the rejector must be moved by a quick change to pass the matricesbelonging to the magazine that has been quick changed into composingposition; means consisting of a lever and a spring operatirelyconnecting the said series of pins with the rejector. to move the latterinto the required position; and means 'for permitting the rejcctor toyield when it is engaged with a matrix.

, 26. in typographical machine. the combination of a plurality ofmagazines, means for raising and lowering the magazines to bring anyselected one thereof into operative position. a, magazine entrance tocooperate with the selected magazine, and devices operated directly bysaid means for moving the entrance out of operative relationship withsaid magazine. 7,

27. In a typographical composing machine, the comhination of a pluralityof shiftahle magazines. a laterally movable font dist-inguisher, andmechanism for aut0- m atically moving the distinguisher laterally as themagazines are shifted.

28. In a typographical composing machine, the combination, of aplurality of shiitahle magazires, the laterally adjustable.

font ilistinguisher, and a lever flttildtt-Kl by the shifting of themagazines to adjust the font (liHtiUgUiSilCl'.

2! in a typographical machine, the norm bination of a plurality ofmagazines, a laterally adjustable font iliatingnisher and nwans forantomatieally adjusting the font iistin znisher laterally to correspondto the HERE?! ine in operati n. tnesaiil means cone P21811152 devices ofvariant torn; one for each magazine to rontrol the extent ofadjustnn-nt,

23th in a typographical imichine. the comination of a plurality ofmovable maga- Zinw. an adjustable font distingmsher, and 1: ri'taryrlerire r ntrolled hy the movement a the illitLftlZlliU-i and proviihviwith project in; pine ol ilili'erent exient to adjust the f ot(llHtiDQlllSllil' to roi'respond to the magazine in use.

33L in a tyimgi'aphiea'l machine, the combination of a laterally movablefont distingnxhhen an operating part therefor, and a Yielding ennnottionbetween the two to permit the m vement of the operating part when thefont (listingnisher is; arrested by a matrix in engagement therewith.

21:), In a typographiral ma hine, the mani iiizitmll of a laterallymovable font (listingnhber s iring-preaseil '2] one (lil'ettiou andoperating mechanism for moving it in the ion-wteiiirection, the saidmechanism being adapted to yield when the movement of the J fonttlistingrniaher is prevented by ts e2: jifi'lgf l'hittit with a matrix.

ii} in a typographieal maehinta the coin hination of a laterally movable"font diatixr guisher, and an operating lever therefor. the said love!being provide-t1 with a yielding part to connect it ith the f ntrlistinguisher to nlii'm the. lever to give in the event that. theinore'i'nent of the font. distingaii ter is arrested by it; engagementwith a matrix 34. In a typographical machine. the rumbinati n of aahil'ta'ole ini'igraf'iine fol the mtr. a. ami inirpentlent lockingmeans arvlieil by the niatrirea for preventing in iiil ti! thereof whena matrix is prolinzf fr m it: upper or rij'oeiring end.

in a typograiiliieal il'ififiliiffli the moi a shii'labl magazine torthe movable lei-lung means for preit hi i'tin g Uni a matrix ieeler eonnair-ans and serving to H: ill x i ent sin l3 release alien a matrix ispro-- 1? r m the upper or rewiring eml oi H jfii'liiii a n 1:: t grfraphi wil machine. the manii' nion o'i' a magazine, a magazine entravxeto (i'tliR'tl the mairire thereto. ainl an -tmovable at nil! lKtWL'l'I!the magazine -nl witrain'o to ileteet the preaenre, of a an iix lodgedtherebetween.

ZJ'. la a typogjlapliimil machine, the (om- -v b nation of a magazine. amagazine tni'l'ill'ifl locking means. to prevent its shitting. it'iimatrix f er heated at the opposite (3:155 of the magazine mitten!llttfitd to the lurking mean Wlna'eb the shifting of magazine \vili beprevented when a amen: in protruding from ther of its ends.

2-5.). in a t iographi 'al machine, the com-- hination of a magazine forthe. inatrieee distributing in rhaaism, matrix teeters to detect thepi'eaenee of matrices in the tim trihatlnp' merhaniem or theirprotrusion from either en-il of the magazine. lt'uizi. min nec'tionabetween the several 7 "term u'i'e' they may be operated eimaifianeen 440 in n typographirai snarliiiii' the ion: bination of a eliiitabhztmgave malriresa iietrihuting and lock ng meanelo 2, rent of the magazine; ibeiiwr with er s mnne teii in tin: lo king means an! ing to ileteet tin:pi wnve of matrii matrieen. lnmab' IN '10 han: thereim: 1e sh ime ,intiithe airibnting na n m their n snrun either anti r; the mag mine. i

it In a tvphfii'fif i i'fii machi e. the eon bination 01' a shifta inintganine mini with eeeapeintnt. levices. and, means of th eseapennwnt"-ires the shifting; they are eom'we.

4?. In 1". typo iinaiion of a ,h with o aim-inenew nt-ans f emagrememe.e aga-nn 1-. artnntingr der oi mo aole into ain't on! of hvrat i relaton to the eemipe i'znts of one or :moei of the l'iUfiHfillli and iner'e'nlenl tor-11mg: Inc-ans for preventing: the r-laifllliif of the inannzines Lint the ear-ape na-nt ifl'tililtihgf 'levnes have been.ui-n'eii from their oprrat ve p s ti n II. In a i p ;r"* phfeair-iznhine. thirmn' bination ol' a plurality of hiiiabl 1*;32

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